| Competition: | Nemzeti Bajnokság I |
| Season: | 1988–89 |
| Winners: | Budapest Honvéd |
| Relegated: | Zalaegerszeg Dunaújvárosi Kohász |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Budapest Honvéd |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Ferencváros |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | MTK-VM Ferencváros |
| League Topscorer: | Tamás Petres (19) |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 606 |
| Prevseason: | 1987–88 |
| Nextseason: | 1989–90 |
Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I for the 1988–89 season.
16 teams participated and Budapest Honvéd FC won the championship.
Results in brackets indicate the results from penalty shoot-outs whenever games were drawn.
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| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tamás Petres | Videoton SC | 19 |
| 2 | László Szabadi | Vasas SC | 16 |
| 3 | Pál Fischer | Ferencvárosi TC | 13 |
| Attila Kámán | Zalaegerszegi TE | 13 | |
| 5 | Imre Fodor | Budapest Honvéd | 11 |
| Béla Mörtel | Győri ETO FC | 11 | |
| 7 | Róbert Jován | Videoton | 10 |
| József Kiprich | Tatabányai Bányász | 10 | |
| 9 | Gábor Balogh | Váci Izzó | 9 |
| Csucsánszky Zoltán | Videoton SC | 9 | |
| József Gregor | Budapest Honvéd | 9 | |
| György Handel | Győri ETO FC | 9 | |
| Gábor Pölöskei | MTK-VM | 9 |